여동생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女同生, from 女 (“female”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [여동생/여동셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeodongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeodongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏdongsaeng
Yale Romanization?	yetongsayng

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	여동생(女同生) (yeodongsaeng)
North Korean Standard Language	녀동생(女同生) (nyeodongsaeng)

여동생 • (yeodongsaeng) (hanja 女同生)

1. little sister, younger sister

   Synonym: 누이동생 (nu'idongsaeng)

   Coordinate term: 남동생 (namdongsaeng)

Usage notes

Koreans usually say just 동생(同生) (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.